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Hinckley-Big Rock Middle Sch

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

47W984 Route 30, Big Rock, IL 60511 · (630) 556-4190 · Part of Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429

Big Rock Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
216
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Hinckley-Big Rock Middle Sch

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 32.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Big Rock Township kids: Hinckley-Big Rock High School

On the path

Where Big Rock Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Schin Hinckley
5–8Hinckley-Big Rock Middle SchYou are here
9–12Hinckley-Big Rock High Schoolin Hinckley

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

47W984 Route 30, Big Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 559
Grade 666
Grade 744
Grade 847
Enrollment over time
163’20
161’21
152’22
149’23
216’24

Up 32.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hinckley-Big Rock Middle Sch from Big Rock Township families.

Other schools in Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429

The district →
Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hinckley
B−
297 students12:1
Hinckley-Big Rock High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hinckley
A−
217 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Big Rock Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.